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With flannel, football and pheasants, Harris and Walz make a play for Trump territory
Expect to see more of Tim Walz this fall — in orange. Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, will be donning a bright vest while pheasant hunting. That’s when he isn’t wearing tacky flannels, talking about cleaning his gutters or singing, “Save big money at Menards.”
Behind the ribbon: State Fair weighs in newest record pumpkin
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Growing a record pumpkin isn’t for everyone, but Joe Morgan found out it is for him. He grew a pumpkin that weighed 1,808.5 pounds, obliterating the Minnesota State Fair’s old record of 1,676.5 pounds set in 2022. Morgan, who is a union insulator,...
Why Harris-Walz campaign won’t let Project 2025 go: ‘Screw the middle class’
Building upon the momentum of the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) are hammering former President Donald Trump over his alleged ties to the conservative blueprint Project 2025 in the run-up to the Sept. 10 presidential debate. The Democratic ticket announced a new ad series Wednesday morning using funding […]
Sturgeon Lake public water access is first modernization project using new funding
Minnesota DNR celebrates upgrades to busy boat launch as part of statewide initiative. Public water accesses operated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources need significant investment to make them accessible to all users, meet the needs of modern watercraft, improve protection of public waters from stormwater runoff and invasive species, and enhance climate resilience.
Storms down trees and cause damage in the northern valley
CROOKSTON, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Severe weather left behind flash flooding and damage in parts on the northern valley Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Valley News Team’s Shelby Ebertowski says heavy rain had the English Coulee on UND’s campus overflowing. A viewer in Crookston, Minnesota shared photos...
Molitors in Sauk Rapids Announces ‘Haunted Acres’ Opening Night
We are almost upon "that season"...the season where there are all sorts of ghosts and goblins, haunted houses, and pumpkin trails and the like. Obviously not all of these things that are centered around the Halloween holiday are for adults only. Lots of events are absolutely family friendly. Some of these events are great for little kids.
St. Cloud Compost Sites and City Offices Closed for Labor Day; No Yard Waste Pickup
(KNSI) – If you’re planning to do any yard work over the holiday weekend, you may need to hold onto your grass clippings. The St. Cloud Compost Site will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day and will reopen at noon on Tuesday. There will also be no yard waste pickup. The Sauk Rapids compost site is also closed on Monday.
Family Escapes House Fire in Stearns County
MEIRE GROVE (WJON News) -- A family has been displaced after their house started on fire. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they were called at about 10:40 p.m. Wednesday to a house fire at 25 Highway 4 South in Meire Grove. Thirty-year-old Dunia Cuadra-Lopez was sleeping inside along with...
Local storm chasers capture beauty and danger of severe t-storms Wednesday
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Storm chasers flocked to the region on Wednesday to capture photos of the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. A local chaser said this was his most memorable storm chase ever. He met up with other North Dakota chasers in Linton and first saw the tornado near Selfridge...
Nurses serve up joy from their bundt cake shop
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - You might not think health care and baking have a lot in common, but they share more similarities than you might think, at least for one Bismarck couple. Kayla Green said growing up, she was convinced she’d work in healthcare, and for a time, she did....
Midwest music, books, breakfast at Minot’s Independent Music Festival this weekend
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - A festival that revolves around Midwest music and breakfast food is back for its fourth year in Minot. The Independent Music Festival is an all-weekend event featuring musicians from in and out of state. The event’s theme changes each year. Last year, it was Second...
Fargo Police investigating south Fargo incident
UPDATE (8/29 4:07pm): Fargo Police: No explosives or suspicious items found following report of bomb in south Fargo. (FARGO) — The Fargo Police Department is asking people to avoid the area from 38th Street South to Interstate 29 and 52nd Avenue South to 60th Avenue South in Fargo until further notice. Police appear to be focusing their investigation on the Walmart store in that area.
Update: Biltmore Hotel, O’Kelly’s closing, building to be demolished
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo hotel and a neighboring bar & grill that’s been open for nearly 40 years will permanently close. The Biltmore Hotel & Suites and O’Kelly’s, at 3800 Main Ave. will close and the building will be razed. “As we reflect on the...
Barner, Boyum To Be Inducted Into BL 542 Hall of Fame
The Battle Lake 542 Education Foundation is pleased to announce the following individuals who will be inducted into the Battle Lake Hall of Fame September 28 at Stub’s Dining & Gunpowder Bar. The inductees were selected from a list of several nominees that the Foundation Board received this past year or were on file from the previous years.
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